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City commission candidates show no signs of wanting to eliminate fluoride from city’s water; forum on fluoride set for Wednesday at KU
Some of you have been asking whether Lawrence is going to have a great fluoride debate. If you remember, City Commissioner Hugh Carter in February caught folks by surprise by asking the city to at least do more research on whether adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water is a good idea. But thus far, […]
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Kincardine, Huronville, Inverhuron: Higher fluoride levels due to water maintenance
All water system users in Kincardine, including Huronville and the pipeline to Inverhuron, are being asked to conserve water for the next week or so. Kincardine Mayor Larry Kraemer says the water treatment plant is undergoing maintenance until April 2nd. Kraemer says during this time, potable water will be provided to the system from Huron […]
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KU to host forum on adding fluoride to drinking water
Kansas University’s chemistry department will host a forum this week on the pros and cons of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Lawrence resident Albert Burgstahler, who is the longtime editor of the journal Fluoride, will give a presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at 1001 Malott Hall on the KU campus. Burgstahler has […]
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High fluoride content in water ruins many lives in Jagdalpur
JAGDALPUR: This small hamlet of 2000 odd people in the Bastar District, about 2 kms off the Raipur-Jagdalpur state highway, may have nothing to boast about. On the face of it, it’s just like any of the other tens of thousands of nondescript villages of India, where people struggle to eke out a living for […]
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Big pollution risk seen in rare-earth mining
Pulling rare-earth elements from deep underground carries the potential for big financial rewards – and big environmental risks. In China, where 95 percent of all rare earths worldwide are mined, a lack of environmental regulation has allowed massive surface and groundwater pollution. In Arizona, a state geologist and the head of the University of Arizona’s […]
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Blount County utility to put fate of fluoridated water in customers’ hands
MARYVILLE — An executive of a Blount County utility says he hopes a coming vote by customers on whether to continue fluoridating the water it provides will “put the issue to bed one way or the other.” … Henry Durant, manager of the district, said customers will receive postcard ballots in early May. Customers, he […]
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Editorial: Brooksville Council wise to seek fluoride facts
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This newspaper is pro-fluoridation and as this editorial clearly shows, bullies those who oppose their position. A Brooksville Council majority wants to hear the facts about fluoride. Good for them. Too bad the close-minded mayor remains an obstructionist to an open dialogue about the health and financial benefits of fluoridated […]
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Lincoln. Guest Commentary: Fluoride question deserves careful consideration
Two recent Lincoln Journal commentaries discuss fluoridation. In my opinion, we must keep open minds while considering the most recent data. Also note that this vote at town meeting cannot end water fluoridation; an affirmative vote only starts a process whereby we consider whether fluoridation’s benefits outweigh its risks. I highlight three factors. #1) Fluoridating […]
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Lincoln. Guest Commentary: Fluoride question deserves careful consideration
Two recent Lincoln Journal commentaries discuss fluoridation. In my opinion, we must keep open minds while considering the most recent data. Also note that this vote at town meeting cannot end water fluoridation; an affirmative vote only starts a process whereby we consider whether fluoridation’s benefits outweigh its risks. I highlight three factors. #1) Fluoridating […]
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McKinney council revives old debate: Should fluoride still be added to water?
McKINNEY — In some ways, this latest fight over fluoridated water echoes back to the 1950s and ’60s, when adding fluoride to drinking water was either a panacea for the problems of tooth decay or a ploy to poison the American water supply. The language is far more civil now, and few call fluoridation a […]
United States, Texas